treatise aspiring stations righteous

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Three Early Sufi Texts: A Treatise on the Heart, Stations of the Righteous, The Stumblings of Those Aspiring ...
al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, Abu'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami al-Naysaburi

Fons Vitae, 2003

Some of the earliest, most rare, formative, and concise examples of Sufi methodology to appear in translation, these works examine the inherently defective nature of the soul, the roles it must assume, the path it must travel towards purification, and how to best manage that itinerary while avoiding the pitfalls and obstacles of the journey.